Re: Temp file space (Re: creating an index with tablespace on a dedicated filesystem)

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Glen Parker <glenebob(at)nwlink(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Temp file space (Re: creating an index with tablespace on a dedicated filesystem)
Date: 2006-12-14 21:17:24
Message-ID: 25149.1166131044@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Glen Parker <glenebob(at)nwlink(dot)com> writes:
> Tom, is it safe to assume that the contents of the temp directory do not
> need to persist across Postgres restarts?

Yup, they're only temp files (in fact, I think there is code somewhere
that actually runs around and cleans out the temp directories during a
restart).

regards, tom lane

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